Depth of Field 2012-2013 Series

Still Lives

At their core, the humanities have long focused on those art forms and endeavors that reflect and engage the human experience.  This year’s Depth of Field program, “Still Lives,” brings together six films that explore different facets of the role of art as well as the question of what it means to be human in the first place. The fall program features biographical portraits of individuals across a range of public life, from the spotlight to the margin, all of whom reflect upon the importance of art in their lives. The spring program shifts to three portaits from individuals whose work and achievements, across a range of fields, push the very boundary of human capabilities.

 

Films in the series:

Paul Goodman Changed My Life (2011)
Directed by Jonathan Lee

Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
Directed by Liz Garbus

Transcendent Man (2011)
Directed by Barry Ptolomey

Bill Cunningham New York (2011)
Directed by Richard Press

Marwencol (2010)
Directed by Jeff Malmberg

Public Speaking (2010)
Directed by Martin Scorsese

Curated by Kris Fallon, graduate student in the Film Studies department at UC Berkeley.